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A famous St. Paul resident who moved to California when his comic strip career took off had an early connection with the founder of CNH Architects.

Glenn Cording was a childhood friend of Charles Schulz of “Peanuts” fame when he was in St. Paul, according to Architect John Natwick, a past-principal of CNH. Their relationship continued into adulthood, when Cording was tasked with designing a home for Schulz in California.

David and Mary Buerkle, the brother and sister owners of Minnesota’s second oldest Honda dealership, worked closely with CNH Architects on a major expansion for their third generation Buerkle Honda store in Vadnais Heights.

The concept was to take the manufacturer’s requirements for the store’s design and style, but to add some personalizing and welcoming aspects, all while maintaining a sensible business flow and enhancing customer comfort.

Brooke Jacobson, left, and a teammate get ready for a 53-flight cancer-fighting climb up Capella Towers in Minneapolis. Both lost relatives to cancer. Their team ranked seventh in fundraising, bringing in $3,758.

For the past nine years, Brooke Jacobson, an architect and associate principal with CNH Architects, has participated in “The Big Climb MPLS,” a community stair-climbing event to raise money and awareness for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

A shower remodeling project designed by CNH Architects for inmates at the Minnesota Correctional Facility in Oak Park Heights is set to significantly improve about 40 ceramic tile showers, many of them dating to the prison’s start in the early 1980s.

Being a good listener, interior designer Ashley Klis fits in well as the newest member of the CNH team. In her previous work with a nationwide firm specializing in design and consulting for food service, she listened to leaders for projects in K-12 and higher education, business and industry and churches.